The Methods Lab is the central unit for supporting, connecting, and coordinating the methods training and consulting at the Weizenbaum Institute. Besides assisting ongoing research projects of the research groups and units, the lab also conducts methods research and develops tools for the collection and analysis of digital data.
Latest Blog Posts
- Mobile methods panel at ICA 2025Every year, the International Communication Association (ICA) organizes a conference where communication scholars from around the globe present and discuss their current research. In June 2025, the conference took place in Denver, USA, and many Weizenbaum Institute researchers contributed to it. Among others, Methods Lab member Roland Toth, together with […]
- Spotlight: Dein Feed, deine WahlWhether it’s unwinding after a long day or killing time in line for coffee, social media has become a major source of entertainment and connection. The immediate satisfaction it often brings can boost the mood, but it’s not just entertainment we’re absorbing. Amidst the lighthearted content, is exposure to a […]
- New Publication: Ethics of Data WorkMachine learning is becoming increasingly central to academic research, yet it often depends on data workers in exploitative conditions whose contributions are largely overlooked in ethical guidelines and unacknowledged within the academic community. Last year, the Methods Lab outlined the aims of a project to target this issue in a […]
- New Publication: Extracting smartphone use from Android event log dataBack in October 2024, the Methods lab shared a preprint of a study by Methods Lab member and data scientist, Roland Toth, and former research fellow, Douglas Parry, exploring how to isolate meaningful measures of smartphone use from Android event log data. We’re now pleased to announce that this work […]